Younès Kaabouni

Younès Kaabouni

Kaabouni in training with Bordeaux in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-05-23) 23 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Bordeaux, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bordeaux
Youth career
2001–2007	CMO Bassens
2007–2013	Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2017	Bordeaux B	56	(7)
2013–2017	Bordeaux	16	(0)
2015–2016	→ Red Star (loan)	4	(0)
2019–2023	Sochaux B	9	(1)
2019–2023	Sochaux	70	(1)
2024–	Bordeaux	0	(0)
International career
2013	France U19	3	(0)
2014–2015	France U20	9	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:06, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

Younés Kaabouni (born 23 May 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National 2 club Bordeaux.

Career

Kaabouni made his Ligue 1 debut with Girondins de Bordeaux on 6 October 2013 in 4–1 home win against Sochaux entering the field after 88 minutes for Abdou Traoré.^[2] On 31 August 2017, Kaabouni and Bordeaux agreed the termination of his contract.^[3]

In January 2019, he signed with Sochaux to play with the reserve team initially and with the goal to join the first team later.^[4] His contract with Sochaux was terminated by mutual consent on 17 March 2023.^[5]

In September 2024, Kaabouni returned to Championnat National 2 club Bordeaux following their recent relegations.^[6]

Personal life

Born in France, Kaabouni is of Moroccan descent.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 December 2023^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bordeaux	2013–14	Ligue 1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		5	0
	2014–15		12	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		13	0
	Total		16	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
Red Star (loan)	2015–16	Ligue 2	4	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		5	0
Sochaux	2018–19	Ligue 2	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2019–20		19	1	1	0	0	0	—		—		20	1
	2020–21		26	0	3	0	0	0	—		—		29	0
	2021–22		23	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		24	0
	2022–23		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		70	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	75	1
Career total			90	0	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	98	0

References

1. "Younès Kaabouni" (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
2. "Bordeaux - Sochaux match en direct Live du Dimanche 06 octobre 2013". Matchendirect.fr. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
3. "Girondins : contrat résilié pour Younes Kaabouni". Sud-Ouest (in French). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
4. "Communiqué : Younès Kaabouni rejoint la réserve du FCSM". FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
5. "Younès Kaabouni quitte officiellement le FCSM" [Younès Kaabouni officially leaves FCSM] (in French). Sochaux. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
6. "Trois joueurs en renfort à Bordeaux" [Three players to reinforce Bordeaux]. www.girondins.com (in French). 5 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
7. Akouete, Isidore (15 May 2015). "Bordeaux : Le Franco-Marocain Younes Kaabouni prolonge".
8. "Y. Kaabouni". Retrieved 31 May 2017.

External links

• Younès Kaabouni at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Younès Kaabouni at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)